Patents by Inventor Martin K. Eyles

Martin K. Eyles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for determining fouling
    Patent number: 4176544
    Abstract: A method for detecting the fouling tendency of a liquid which method comprises heating the liquid, adding to it a solution or suspension containing one or more inorganic and/or organic foulants to give an enhanced concentration of foulant in the liquid, passing the resulting liquid through a heated tubular test section and measuring the increase in pressure drop and/or the decrease in temperature across the test section over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventors: Martin K. Eyles, Graham L. Wagner